The women's team established a decade of dominance in last year's competition, scoring 1,534 points to claim their 10th consecutive crown and 15th championship.th This is the largest women's team in league history since 1992.In this recent run of titles, the head coach rick simpson His staff has been named Coaching Staff of the Year each year. They shared last year's honor with Butler's staff. last year, Audrey Pastorek She earned five gold medals throughout the week, winning the 200 IM, 100 back, and 200 back, as well as winning the 200 medley and 400 medley relays, earning Most Outstanding Swimmer honors. Her accolade was also her 10th in a row on this program. She returns this season with a chance to become the fifth Wildcat to be selected again as the league's top swimmer.
The men's swimming and diving team placed fourth with a total of 464 points, marking the 10th consecutive year they have finished in the top four since 2014. Overall, Villanova earned All-BIG EAST status with 16 players, won 24 medals, and left last year's tournament with 11 medals. those are gold. The Cats swept the women's relay this week for the second year in a row, extending their relay record to 11 straight wins dating back to 2021.
Two of last year's three men's medal winners will return for this year's conference meet. nolan danas (Silver, 200IM) and nicholas jubilee (Bronze, 1 meter). Danas is one of two returning men's champions this season. He won the 2022 200 fly. richard nolan In 2021, he will win gold medals in the 200 breast and 400 IM.
A number of past gold medal winners are back this season for even more hardware. Individually, Pastorek leads the team as a four-time champion, adding a 200 back gold medal in 2021 to the three wins he recorded last season. winnie jarrett and katie white It has been a successful debut show. Jarrett won the 100 and 200 breast, and White won the 200 fly. Just like that pair Margaret Clinesmith She won the 100 breast during her freshman season in 2020 and was the BIG EAST champion. Since then, she has added two all-BIG EAST performances at that event, the most recent being last year. Villanova returns all but one member of the championship relay from last season. Nine of the 10 Cats entered in this year's restarted race are Pastorek, White, Jarrett, Lexi Erkovich, Arabella Lee, mary kate farrell, Laney Quinones, Molly Benson and cara stapleton.
All four-day matches, including prelims, finals and awards, will be broadcast live on FloSports Presented by Invesco QQQ on the BIG EAST digital network. For more information on the competition, including a complete schedule of events, visit the Championship Central page.Fans can also follow their team X, formerly known as Twitter@novaswimdive's Instagram feed for all the latest updates throughout the week.
